Rob_Roy. Some B&S engines have a tendency to have the valve seat fall out of the head, which can cause what you have witnessed. Head gaskets are pretty cheap for those engines, take the head off and see what is going on. If the valve seat has fallen out, you can likely "stake" it back in place with a hammer and punch.

Kohler, Tecumseh and even Wisconsin used them on several models. I thought that was also the case for many of the larger Briggs engines in the 1980s. I seem to remember a spring loaded weight on the cam of an 11hp vertical shaft Briggs I/C mower engine that I tore apart and repaired fifteen years ago.

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